procriação

noun

The verdict

“procriação” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #35,736 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#35,736
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - processo pelo qual um organismo cria outros de sua espécie

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

procriação vs procuração
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for procriação
PropertyValue
Headwordprocriação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,736
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “procriação” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). procriação lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for procriação is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #35,736 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "processo pelo qual um organismo cria outros de sua espécie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for procriação, with forms such as "porcriação", "pprocriação", and "prcoriação". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "procuração", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is procriação, spelled P-R-O-C-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    processo pelo qual um organismo cria outros de sua espécie

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porcriação,pprocriação,prcoriação,proccriação,prociração,procraição,procriaãço,procriaçoã,procriçaão,procrriação,prorciação,prrocriação,rpocriação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of procriação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porcriação2pprocriação1prcoriação2proccriação1prociração2procraição2procriaãço2procriaçoã2
Edit distance from "procriação"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "procriação"?
"procriação" is spelled P-R-O-C-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "procriação" mean?
As a noun, "procriação" means: processo pelo qual um organismo cria outros de sua espécie
What words are commonly confused with "procriação"?
"procriação" is commonly confused with "procuração". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "procriação" come from?
"procriação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “procriação”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-C-R-I-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “procuração” - see the side-by-side comparison. procriação vs procuração
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list